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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (-)	2–4 pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	5 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kastamonu Tosya Gavurdagi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	7
-	Kastamonu Ilgaz Dagi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	12
1976	Ilgaz Dagi MP	National Park (-)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	30	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	35
tourism/recreation	25
forestry	25
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: İlgaz Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilgaz-mountains-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.